| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Comstock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mosquera (fresh) SF - William Roca (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Harkey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Perez (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Criner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Harkey | 27-30 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Scott Farnsworth steals it from Charles Mosquera in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez is fouled on the floor by Ronald Comstock - foul #2 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses the lay-in | 27-30 |
| 18:58 | Rice | William Roca snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:53 | Rice | William Garner is called for the reach on William Roca in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Garner, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Charles Mosquera comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-30 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Ronald Comstock is fouled in the backcourt by William Garner - foul #2 on William Garner, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Arthur Harkey, Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez, James Criner | |
| 18:03 | Rice | Charles Mosquera is hacked by Stephen Andrews - foul #1 on Stephen Andrews, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Ross Price (C) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:48 | Rice | William Roca clanks a floater from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Roca steals the ball from Stephen Andrews | 27-30 |
| 17:30 | Rice | William Roca throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Norman Stalling (SG) Ronald Comstock, Charles Mosquera | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (PF) William Roca | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF) Travis Roberts, David Booth | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins buries a turnaround from close range set up by Michael Krouse | 29-30 |
| 16:43 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Garner | 29-32 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Norman Stalling comes up short on the floater from the right side | 29-32 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Guffey | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Stalling (fresh) SF - Sylvester Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Krouse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Ross Price (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwight Wurm (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Guffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Ross Price misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sylvester Hopkins - foul #2 on Sylvester Hopkins, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), Charles Mosquera (SG), William Roca (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Thomas Newman, Norman Stalling, Sylvester Hopkins, Ross Price | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Arthur Harkey (SG), Angel Perez (PF), James Criner (C) William Garner, Dwight Wurm, Scott Farnsworth, Stephen Andrews | |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Robert Jackson buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Comstock | 31-36 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Roberts | 31-38 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Charles Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey is fouled on the floor by Charles Mosquera - foul #3 on Charles Mosquera, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Ross Price (PF) Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas (SF) Frank Guffey | |
| 13:46 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas's floater is tipped away by Robert Jackson | 31-38 |
| 13:45 | Rice | William Roca snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Charles Mosquera misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Bob Thomas - foul #1 on Bob Thomas, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), David Booth (PF) Travis Roberts, Arthur Harkey, Angel Perez | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Charles Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Charles Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner drills a jump hook from the right block | 32-40 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Charles Mosquera misses the easy open layup | 32-40 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth is fouled on the floor by William Roca - foul #3 on William Roca, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Norman Stalling (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Ronald Comstock, Charles Mosquera, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez (PF) James Criner | |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ross Price takes the ball from Scott Farnsworth | 32-40 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Angel Perez steals the ball from Sylvester Hopkins | 32-40 |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 11:52 | Rice | William Roca gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Stalling (fresh) SF - William Roca (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Price (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bob Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Scott Farnsworth picks off the pass by Norman Stalling in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas misses the easy layup | 32-40 |
| 11:42 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez tips it home | 32-42 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Bob Thomas steps in front of the Norman Stalling pass | 32-42 |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Ross Price grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Thomas Newman is whistled for a carry | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), Charles Mosquera (SG), Michael Krouse (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Thomas Newman, Norman Stalling, Sylvester Hopkins, Ross Price | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Arthur Harkey (SG), Dwight Wurm (SF), James Criner (C) William Garner, Bob Thomas, Scott Farnsworth, David Booth | |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez misses the lay-in | 32-42 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Michael Krouse pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Charles Mosquera is hacked by Arthur Harkey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Harkey, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF) Angel Perez | |
| 10:08 | Rice | Ronald Comstock can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Harkey - foul #3 on Arthur Harkey, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews (C) James Criner | |
| 10:08 | Rice | Ronald Comstock makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Ronald Comstock makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Dwight Wurm steps in front of the Ronald Comstock pass in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Krouse - foul #2 on Michael Krouse, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Stalling (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) William Roca, Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey (SF), Angel Perez (PF) Scott Farnsworth, Dwight Wurm | |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Travis Roberts steps in front of the Robert Jackson pass | 34-44 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Harkey | 34-46 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Andrews - foul #2 on Stephen Andrews, team foul #7 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Ross Price (PF) Ronald Comstock, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Frank Guffey, Stephen Andrews | |
| 08:33 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Harkey | 36-48 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Norman Stalling comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-48 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arthur Harkey | 36-48 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Mosquera - foul #4 on Charles Mosquera, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rice | William Roca (SF), Michael Krouse (PF) Norman Stalling, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm (SG), Bob Thomas (SF), David Booth (PF) Arthur Harkey, Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez | |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 07:42 | Rice | William Roca snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Mosquera (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Roca (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Krouse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwight Wurm (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bob Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Criner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Thomas Newman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Roca | 39-49 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Newman - foul #2 on Thomas Newman, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), Sylvester Hopkins (SF) Charles Mosquera, William Roca | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews (C) James Criner | |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Ronald Comstock misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Michael Krouse tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm is denied on a layup by Ross Price | 41-50 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Thomas Newman is fouled in the backcourt by Dwight Wurm - foul #3 on Dwight Wurm, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Rice | William Roca (SF), Brian Spano (C) Michael Krouse, Ross Price | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF), Frank Guffey (PF) Bob Thomas, David Booth | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Newman steals the ball from Dwight Wurm | 43-50 |
| 06:09 | Rice | William Garner steps in front of the William Roca pass in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Comstock - foul #3 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Stalling (SG), Michael Krouse (PF) Thomas Newman, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Arthur Harkey (SG) William Garner, Dwight Wurm | |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 05:27 | Rice | William Roca hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 05:10 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Krouse takes the ball from Arthur Harkey | 43-51 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Ronald Comstock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-51 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Norman Stalling snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 04:03 | Rice | William Roca is fouled on the floor by Travis Roberts - foul #1 on Travis Roberts, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mosquera (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Norman Stalling, Michael Krouse, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Bob Thomas (SF), David Booth (PF), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Arthur Harkey, Scott Farnsworth, Frank Guffey, Stephen Andrews | |
| 04:03 | Rice | William Roca misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas double dribbles | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Ross Price (PF) William Roca | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG) Ronald Comstock | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Criner | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mosquera (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Price (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwight Wurm (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Bob Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Criner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Rice | William Garner is called for the reach on Charles Mosquera - foul #3 on William Garner, team foul #10 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG) Dwight Wurm | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Charles Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Charles Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Ross Price snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG) Thomas Newman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Angel Perez (PF) William Garner, Arthur Harkey, David Booth | |
| 02:28 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses the easy layup | 45-53 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | William Roca (SF), Michael Krouse (PF) Sylvester Hopkins, Ross Price | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Frank Guffey (SF) Travis Roberts, Bob Thomas | |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Dwight Wurm | 45-55 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses badly on a floater in the paint | 45-55 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Michael Krouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Ronald Comstock is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Jackson | 48-55 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF) Dwight Wurm, Frank Guffey | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-55 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-57 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez tips it but misses | 48-57 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur Harkey - foul #4 on Arthur Harkey, team foul #11 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Norman Stalling (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (SF), Ross Price (C) Ronald Comstock, Charles Mosquera, William Roca, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Arthur Harkey, Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez, James Criner | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts is hacked by Thomas Newman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Newman, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), Charles Mosquera (SG), William Roca (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Thomas Newman, Norman Stalling, Sylvester Hopkins, Ross Price | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), James Criner (C) Dwight Wurm, David Booth, Stephen Andrews | |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Ronald Comstock is hacked by William Garner in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Garner, team foul #12 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (SG), Norman Stalling (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Ross Price (C) Charles Mosquera, William Roca, Michael Krouse, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm (SG), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Scott Farnsworth, James Criner | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Ronald Comstock makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Ronald Comstock makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Comstock - foul #4 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mosquera (SG), William Roca (SF), Michael Krouse (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Thomas Newman, Norman Stalling, Sylvester Hopkins, Ross Price | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), James Criner (C) Dwight Wurm, David Booth, Stephen Andrews | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:22 | Rice | William Roca misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 52-63 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner runs out the clock | 52-63 |